Shortlisted for Landscape Photographer of The Year 2020
Making The Shortlist for LPOTY 2020 With My First Competition Entry.
I am super excited to share the four photographs I got shortlisted in this years UK Landscape Photographer of the Year (LPOTY) which unfortunately, won't be going any further in the judging process. This has been my first time entering a competition so it has been a great experience all round. I felt super excited that four of my own personal favourite shots from the past twelve months even got considered by the judges, so happy to have even been shortlisted. It has definitely given me the motivation to try better myself and improve my photography for the following year.
Good luck to everyone who got through to the final stages of judging for LPOTY, the talent is phenomenal and very inspiring - I look forward to adding 2020’s book to my ever growing collection. For those interested, here are the four images that got shortlisted, with a little story behind each one:
1. Bluebell Woods Dream - LPOTY 2020 Shortlist
After three weeks of 4am starts and days full of scouting locations across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, I was finally rewarded with one of the most atmospheric sunrises I've ever experienced.
Arriving to nothing but the sounds of nature waking, the cold air and rain from the day before evaporated into mist, as the golden glow from the rising sun bathed the forest floor. The trees were catching the side light perfectly as the bluebells took centre stage beneath a canopy of luscious green leaves, everything just came together exactly as I had hoped.
2. Spring Greens at Beech Avenue - LPOTY 2020 Shortlist
What a way to welcome the start of June, a truly magical morning along one of the most famous stretches of road in Dorset. After checking the forecast last night, the humidity was high, the temperature was dropping and there was little to no wind, meaning one thing... MIST and FOG.
My first intention was to go and scout some potential poppy fields, but after getting on the Cranborne Road and being surrounded by thick fog, there was only one place I had in mind. I arranged to meet with my good friend Martin Dolan who was also scouting out the local area (nothing like a bit of teamwork) and we arrived to some breathtaking conditions. The soft, golden glow was diffused by the fog and was back lighting the fresh, green leaves, creating a wonderful scene amongst the textured, aged Beech trees.
3. Misty Morning in Wareham Forest - LPOTY 2020 Shortlist
I was fortunate enough to have an entire foggy woodland to myself... surrounded by wildlife and some incredible pops of colour as the fog rolled in from the coast.
I ended up walking around for a good two hours, and only took 20 exposures of one composition that caught my eye. I loved the yellow and oranges on the forest floor, and this one strong tree stood perfectly on the right.
4. Golden Light at Moor Crichel - LPOTY 2020 Shortlist
Arriving under complete darkness, the normal greeting of Moor Crichel was almost invisible, leaving nothing but the silhouette of beech trees as the fog rolled in.
